Chapter 934: The Older Generation Takes Their Final Bow

The upper echelons of M Country were furious and successively dispatched three investigation teams to the Asia-Pacific region to verify the situation, but the conclusions reached by all investigation reports were highly consistent: the accidents were entirely caused by equipment aging and mechanical failure, and no clues of human sabotage were found throughout the process.

For a time, the question of whether M Country's major military industrial enterprises could deliver overseas orders on time was infinitely magnified. Many countries successively announced the cancellation of military procurement orders, and the major financial groups holding the shares behind the scenes were anxious and overwhelmed. In their hearts, they did not believe in this series of accidents at all, and they were desperate to ferret out the mastermind behind the scenes.

One explosion might be classified as an accident, but with three military factories having accidents in succession, there must be something fishy hidden inside.

After taking down three military factories, He Yuzhu decided to stop for the time being and turn his target toward various military bases in M Country.

Over the next half month or so, television news reported shocking bad news every day: a nuclear reactor on an aircraft carrier leaked for no reason, and the entire naval port was directly blockaded for damage inspection; two advanced B2 stealth fighters crashed during flight, and although the pilots successfully ejected and escaped, both men broke their legs...

Facing the cameras, the military spokesperson's face was tense, and he repeated only one statement over and over: "The specific cause of the accident is still under further investigation."

Inside a luxury hotel suite in Los Angeles, He Yuzhu lounged on the sofa watching the television broadcast, the corners of his mouth slowly curling into a cold, sinister smile.

He was in no hurry to return to the country immediately, so he simply stayed in M Country to wait and see how things developed. Back then, this group of people schemed against him at every turn and made things difficult for him in every possible way; now, it was his turn to settle this account.

He Yuzhu continued to target the military enterprises under the major financial groups, and the chain reaction was immediate: the financial groups' stock prices plummeted, with a drop of nearly fifty percent. The huge losses directly emptied the enterprises' cash flow, and a large number of their holding subsidiaries successively declared bankruptcy.

Misfortunes never come singly; superimposed on the backdrop of the global internet bubble bursting, internal conflicts in M Country erupted completely, and large-scale protests and demonstrations emerged on the streets, with the public collectively demanding wage increases and the curbing of inflation.

Wall Street was in a state of wailing, and countless internet companies could not withstand the capital pressure and announced their closure.

To divert sharp domestic conflicts, M Country once again increased troops in the Babylon region.

Just when He Yuzhu thought all his goals had been achieved, a piece of bombshell news arrived—the Soviet Union had collapsed.

He Yuzhu did not hesitate at all, immediately booked a flight, and set off to return to Hong Kong.

In a luxury villa belonging to Zhao Ying in Hong Kong, the two met.

Zhao Ying smiled and said: "Zhuzi, you really are my God of Wealth. When I listened to you and shorted those major financial groups, I invested less than a billion or so US dollars, and ended up making over five billion."

He Yuzhu asked: "Was the process of transferring the funds this time smooth?"

Zhao Ying nodded gently: "We borrowed the accounts of several old-line financial groups in Hong Kong to divert and circulate the funds throughout the entire process, so no one could possibly trace it back to us."

"Then it's secure," He Yuzhu said in a deep voice, "Those major financial groups hate me to the bone now; once they catch their breath, they will inevitably go to any lengths to cause me trouble."

Zhao Ying replied: "I have already followed your arrangements and am preparing to transfer this money into the mainland in batches. But you have to make it clear to me, if this money is invested in the mainland, which tracks should be the main focus?"

He Yuzhu looked at her and asked casually: "You've worked yourself to the bone to earn so much money, what exactly are you aiming for? You don't even have any children."

Zhao Ying smiled sweetly: "I still have a younger brother, and he has four sons under his knees; these four nephews have each had several children of their own, so counting them up, there are over a dozen younger generation members."

He Yuzhu understood instantly: "I see, I understand now; you are accumulating family wealth for your nephews."

"These nephews are all sensible and obedient; if I don't save up a substantial family business for them, I would feel bad about it," Zhao Ying said.

He Yuzhu smiled: "Alright, then I'll head back to Si Jiu Cheng first and wait for you to come over in the mainland."

As soon as He Yuzhu stepped back into his home in the Siheyuan, his mother Shen Guizhi came up to greet him, her tone heavy: "Zhuzi, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, both of them are gone."

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment: "How is it such a coincidence that both of them left at the same time?"

"Speaking of which, these two were truly pitiful," Shen Guizhi said, her eyes slightly reddening, "Even though they had children and grandchildren all around, when it really came time to be sick and hospitalized, not a single child was willing to pay for the medical treatment. The old saying goes that raising children provides for old age, but look at them—their lives spent raising children were all in vain. In the end, the medical expenses for their emergency treatment were paid for by Wang Xia alone."

He Yuzhu sighed long and hard: "Wasn't Liu Guangtian doing quite well back in the day? Why wouldn't he pay a single cent?"

"I heard from others that the kid was flipping furs with a group of friends last year and stockpiled a whole room full of leather clothes and furs. But after the New Year, strange things started happening; not a single piece would sell, and even when he sold them at a twenty percent loss, still no one asked," Shen Guizhi said, cracking melon seeds, her lips moving rapidly as she chattered.

He Yuzhu held a cigarette between his fingers, narrowed his eyes slightly, and pressed further: "What about the eldest son of Liu Haizhong's family? Didn't word go around a while ago that he was living a good life?"

"I heard he lost it all playing the stock market with his pension!" Shen Guizhi said.

I think these are all excuses they made up. He Yuzhu did not believe what people like Liu Guangqi and Liu Guangtian said at all.

As soon as the words fell, a rich smell of cooking oil drifted into the room, and He Daqing pushed the door open and walked in, his body still stained with tiny specks of oil.

He Yuzhu lifted his chin to signal to his father: "Dad, where have you been busy again? You're covered in the smell of the back kitchen stove."

Before He Daqing could speak, Shen Guizhi raised her voice and snatched the words: "Your father was born with the poor fate of a laborer! Tianzhen took over He Ji Restaurant, and your father insisted on being the head chef himself, saying he wanted to coach those chefs, saying the food they make lacks the old flavor... Because of this, he goes to work on time every day, and he's already over eighty years old; I really don't know what he's aiming for!"

Upon hearing this, He Daqing was immediately displeased, straightened his back, and shouted at He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, you judge this! Outsiders look at me and all say I only look like I'm fifty or sixty; where do I look like an eighty-six-year-old man? To tell you the truth, those young guys in the back kitchen, in terms of physical strength and endurance, might not even be a match for me."

He Yuzhu knew in his heart that he had been supplying the whole family with Spirit Spring Water for these years, and the physical condition of the old and young in the family was at least twenty years younger than their peers.

He smiled and comforted Shen Guizhi: "Mom, if Dad is happy to keep busy, let him go; staying cooped up at home every day is more likely to cause him mental illness."

Just as these words fell, He Zheng pushed the door and walked in. Seeing He Yuzhu, his face was instantly filled with joy: "Dad, the Soviet Union has collapsed! Now there is a shortage of supplies. They can't afford things from Europe and America. Our things here are reasonably priced, and it's the perfect time to do trade. I plan to pick up our family's abandoned border trade business again."

He Yuzhu's brows suddenly knit together: "You brat, that communication software I asked you to take the lead on, how is the progress now?"

He Zheng scratched the back of his head and gave a sheepish laugh: "I hired a large group of high-achieving returnees; my position as General Manager is, to put it bluntly, just a title to hold up the facade. But you were right back then, this software has great prospects, so I simply hired a professional manager with a high salary to be fully responsible for operations, so as not to drag things down with my amateur meddling..."

Seeing his half-hearted nature of doing things in a scattered, unfocused way, He Yuzhu was truly helpless and sighed: "Fine, then tell me, what goods do you plan to flip this time?"

"What else could it be? The various products produced by our He Family Electronics Group are enough to support the entire trade line. Walkmans, desktop computers, tape recorders—all kinds of electronic products can be shipped over," He Zheng said enthusiastically.

He Yuzhu asked: "Aren't you afraid that the policies over there will change repeatedly, and you'll lose your shirt in the end?"

"We are taking the traditional route of barter. Their local supplies like furs and canned fish are extremely low in price, which is perfect for two-way exchange. Right now is the golden window period to seize the market; if we miss this time, it will be hard to get a piece of this cake in the future," He Zheng said firmly.

He Yuzhu knew that this kid had made a large sum of money doing border trade with firecrackers in his early years, and he had always been thinking about returning to his old profession, convinced that this was the business he was best at, while instead feeling that the communication software project He Yuzhu arranged was making things difficult for him.

He Yuzhu was helpless and could only relent: "If you want to do it, then go ahead and do it."